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People climbed trees, waved flags, sang patriotic songs, chanted "USA" and "Yes, we can!" The revelry continued long into the night.

People in the crowd and those watching on television shared their jubilation (and some disapproval of the celebration) on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and other social media. A sampling of the accounts of the late-night crowd, curated using Storify: